World War II: Heinrich Kreipe Captured by Allied Commandos in Crete, April 26, 1944

A freight train carrying stowaway passengers stalls in a tunnel shortly after departing from Balvano, Basilicata, Italy just after midnight, with 517 dying from carbon monoxide poisoning. Date: March 3, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 3 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day (Today) More…

World War II: Captain Bobbie Brown earns a Medal of Honor for his actions during the Battle of Crucifix Hill, just outside Aachen. Date: October 8, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 8 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1944Allied Paratroopers…

World War II: American aircraft mistakenly bomb the Dutch towns of Nijmegen, Arnhem, Enschede and Deventer, resulting in 800 dead in Nijmegen alone. Date: February 22, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 22 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1944Rudolf Vrba…

World War II: Nine German E-boats attack US and UK units during Exercise Tiger, the rehearsal for the Normandy landings, killing 946. Date: April 28, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 28 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1944WWII Bucharest Oil…

Iceland declares independence from Denmark and becomes a republic. Date: June 17, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 17 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1944SS Hitlerjugend Massacre Canadian POWs at Ardenne Abbey, June 7, 1944Battle of Cherbourg Ends, American Forces…

World War II: Operation Dragoon: Allied forces land in southern France. Date: August 15, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 15 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1944Allied Bombing of Belgrade Kills 1,100 on Orthodox Easter, April 16, 1944Battle of the…